PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS

MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND UNITED KINGDOM

The American Philosophical Association https://www.apaonline.org

“The American Philosophical Association promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy, both within the academy and in the public arena. The APA supports the professional development of philosophers at all levels and works to foster greater understanding and appreciation of the value of philosophical inquiry.”

American Association of University Professors https://www.aaup.org

“Founded in 1915 by philosophers John Dewey and Arthur Lovejoy, the AAUP’s purpose is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good.”

America Philosophical Practitioners Association https://appa.edu

“APPA is a non-profit educational corporation that encourages philosophical awareness and advocates leading the examined life. APPA members apply philosophical systems, insights and methods to the management of human problems and the amelioration of human estates.”

American Society for Aesthetics https://aesthetics-online.org/default.aspx

“The ASA was founded in 1942 to promote study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics.”

American Society for Ancient Philosophy http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org

“The Ancient Philosophy Society was established to provide a forum for diverse scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts.”

Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Studies http://femmss.org

“FEMMSS is a professional organization dedicated to promoting feminist work in epistemology, the study of methodology, metaphysics, and science and technology studies.”

Association for Informal Logic & Critical Thinking https://ailact.wordpress.com

“Founded in 1983, AILACT is a non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic and critical thinking.”

Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy http://www.sacpweb.org

“The group serves as the largest and most well-known professional organization for scholars in the fields of Asian and global philosophy.”

Society for Business Ethics https://sbeonline.org

“The Society for Business Ethics is a non-profit international association of scholars and others interested in business ethics.”

Society for Philosophy and Disability http://societyforphilosophyanddisability.org

“The Society for Philosophy and Disability, or SPD, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to furthering research and teaching on philosophical issues related to disability and to promoting inclusiveness and support for people with disabilities in philosophical education and in the profession of philosophy. SPD aims to provide a forum for philosophical discussion of disability by arranging meetings, maintaining an online presence, and organizing academic projects.”

Society for the Study of Africana Philosophy https://africanaphilosophy.weebly.com

“The Society for the Study of Africana Philosophy (“SSAP”), based in New York City, has been a forum for the discussion of philosophical ideas for over thirty-five years. SSAP was established to provide a network of support for young African American philosophers and other intellectuals in the academy, to bring together alternative voices to decenter the predominant ‘Eurocentric’ focus of and lack of diversity in most academic philosophy departments, and to provide a place for lay intellectuals to exchange ideas with professional academics in an informal setting.”

Philosophy Departments By Area And School (English Language)

Aesthetics
The departments listed here have faculty working in the philosophy of art.

Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
City University of New York
Columbia University
Cornell University
DePaul University
Indiana University
Louisiana State University
McGill University
New York University
Northwestern University
Oxford University
San Francisco State University
University of British Columbia
University of Dallas
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Manchester
University of Oregon

Analytic Philosophy (History of; Metaphysics; Epistemology)
The departments listed here have faculty working in the history of analytic philosophy.

Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
Carnegie Mellon University
Eastern Michigan University
Emory University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Indiana University, Bloomington
New York University
Ohio State University
Oxford University
Princeton University
Stanford University
University College Dublin
University of Buffalo
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Georgia
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Manchester
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Florida
University of Texas, Austin

Chinese and Indian Philosophy
The departments listed here have faculty working in Asian, Chinese, and Indian Philosophy.

City University of New York (Chinese)
Duke University (Chinese)
Georgetown University (Chinese)
Indiana University, Bloomington (Chinese)
New York University (Indian)
SUNY Binghampton (Indian)
SUNY Buffalo (Indian)
SUNY Stony Brook (Indian)
University of Alberta (Indian)
University of British Columbia (Indian)
University of California, Riverside (Chinese)
University of Connecticut (Chinese)
University of Hawaii (Indian)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Chinese)
University of Oklahoma (Chinese)
University of New Mexico (Indian)
University of Texas at Austin (Indian)

Continental Philosophy (History of; Metaphysics; Epistemology)
The departments listed here include thinkers trained in, and practicing, Continental philosophy.

American University
Boston College
California State University, Los Angeles
Cornell University
De Paul University
Duquesne University
Eastern Michigan University
Emory University
Fordham University
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Harvard University
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Loyola University Chicago
McMaster University
Miami University
The New School for Social Research
Oklahoma State University
Oxford University
Penn State University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
San Jose State University
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Stanford University
SUNY Binghamton
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
University College London
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University College Dublin
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Guelph
University of Kentucky
University of Notre Dame
University of Warwick
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University

Ethics (Action Theory, Applied Ethics, Bioethics, Metaethics and Moral Psychology, Normative
Ethics, Philosophy of Law, and Social and Political Philosophy)
The departments listed here include faculty whose interests range over intersections between ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.

Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University
Bowling Green State Unviersity
Brandeis University
Brown University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
Cambridge University
Carnegie Mellon University
City University of New York Graduate Center
Colorado State University
Cornell University
Dalhousie University
Duke University
Fordham University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Gonzaga University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Kent State University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Marquette University
M.I.T.
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Oxford University
Penn State University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
Rutgers University
Saint Louis University
San Francisco State University
Simon Fraser University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Memphis
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of Montana
University of Nebraska
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of South Carolina
University of Texas, Austin
University of Toronto
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Western Ontario
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wyoming
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University St. Louis
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Yale University

Feminist Philosophy
The departments listed here have faculty working in feminist philosophy

Arizona State University
Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University
California State University, Los Angeles
City University of New York
Cornell University
Dalhousie University
DePaul University
Duquesne University
Eastern Michigan University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia State University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Kent State University
Louisiana State University
Marquette University
M.I.T.
McGill University
McMaster University
Penn State University
Princeton University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Stanford University
Tufts University
University of Chicago
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Texas
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Sheffield
University of South Florida
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Yale University

History of Philosophy
The departments listed here run programs that offer major coverage of the eras, movements, and thinkers in the history of philosophy.

American University
Baylor University
Brandeis University
Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Long Beach
Cambridge University
Cornell University
Columbia University
DePaul University
Duke University
Emory University
Fordham University
George Mason University
Harvard University
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola University Chicago
Marquette University
McGill University
Miami University
New York University
Northwestern University
The New School for Social Research
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Oxford University
Penn State University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
Rutgers University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder (Medieval)
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Kentucky
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Washington University in St. Louis
Yale University

Philosophical Logic, Mathematical Logic, and Philosophy of Mathematics. The departments listed here have faculty working in the philosophy of mathematics and philosophical logic, with some working in decision and game theory.